Matthew 8:34 Parallel Translations

Everyone from the city went to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.(GOD'S WORD®)

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

ASV:

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

BBE:

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

DBY:

And behold, the whole city went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to go away out of their coasts.

ERV:

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

WEY:

So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.

WBS:

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their borders.

WEB:

Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

YLT:

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

Matthew 8:34 Cross References

XREF:

Amos 7:12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, "Go, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah and there eat bread and there do your prophesying!

Acts 16:39 and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would {g} depart out of their coasts.
(g) Where men live as swine, there Christ does not abide, but demons.

PNT:

8:34 The whole city came out to meet Jesus. Filled with wonder and fear by the story.
Besought [him] that he would depart. Partly from awe of one with such power; partly, perhaps, from fear of loss of more property. The Lord, bidden to depart, never returned. In this fact is a significant lesson. Mark tells us that the healed demoniac became a preacher of Christ in his own country (Mr 5:18-20).

WES:

8:34 They besought him to depart out of their coasts - They loved their swine so much better than their souls! How many are of the same mind!

MHC:

8:28-34 The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Saviour; they neither have, nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh the depth of this mystery of Divine love; that fallen man has so much to do with Christ, when fallen angels have nothing to do with him! Heb 2:16. Surely here was torment, to be forced to own the excellence that is in Christ, and yet they had no part in him. The devils desire not to have any thing to do with Christ as a Ruler. See whose language those speak, who will have nothing to do with the gospel of Christ. But it is not true that the devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Judge; for they have, and they know it, and thus it is with all the children of men. Satan and his instruments can go no further than he permits; they must quit possession when he commands. They cannot break his hedge of protection about his people; they cannot enter even a swine without his leave. They had leave. God often, for wise and holy ends, permits the efforts of Satan's rage. Thus the devil hurries people to sin; hurries them to what they have resolved against, which they know will be shame and grief to them: miserable is the condition of those who are led captive by him at his will. There are a great many who prefer their swine before the Saviour, and so come short of Christ and salvation by him. They desire Christ to depart out of their hearts, and will not suffer his word to have place in them, because he and his word would destroy their brutish lusts, those swine which they give themselves up to feed. And justly will Christ forsake all that are weary of him; and say hereafter, Depart, ye cursed, to those who now say to the Almighty, Depart from us.

CONC:

Begged Behold Besought Borders Coasts Depart Forth Implored Leave Meet Neighborhood Pleaded Population Region Request Seeing Town

Begged Besought Borders City Coasts Country Depart Forth Implored Jesus Leave Meet Neighborhood Once Pleaded Population Region Request Whole

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